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Look Who's Talking PowerPoint's basic sophistication is no longer a novelty; you can't faze attendees with a fancy fade or colorful graphic. However, the developer world is busily building new tools to keep PowerPoint hot. One of the most unusual we've seen is Karta Technologies' KartaNarrator, an on-screen virtual presenter. Using text-to-speech synthesis, words typed into PowerPoint's speaker notes area are delivered by one of seven animated characters.